Sailors Gully VIC 3556
Sailors Gully is in Greater Bendigo LGA, VIC, postcode 3556, with population 743.
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Sailors Gully has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Gross rent yield screens at about 5.5%. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
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Rent-led investor candidate
Gross rent yield screens at about 5.5%. Snapshot rent $493/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Sailors Gully has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Population growth
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Schools, Hospitals, Transport
Sailors Gully currently reads as a income-first candidate with a affordability-first secondary angle.
Gross yield screens at about 5.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Gross yield screens at about 5.5%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.
Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Schools, Transport
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Sailors Gully VIC
Sailors Gully is a small community in Victoria within the Greater Bendigo local government area (postcode 3556). With a population of 743, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Sailors Gully is $469,000, having declined 7.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $493. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,192.
The crime rate in the Greater Bendigo LGA is higher than average at 9,634 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Sailors Gully offers a gross rental yield of 5.5%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($469K/$875K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 6.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -7.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Sailors Gully is a small community in Victoria within the Greater Bendigo local government area (postcode 3556). With a population of 743, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Sailors Gully is $469,000, having declined 7.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $493. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,192.
The crime rate in the Greater Bendigo LGA is higher than average at 9,634 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Sailors Gully offers a gross rental yield of 5.5%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($469K/$875K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 6.8x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -7.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Sailors Gully FAQ
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What LGA is Sailors Gully in?
Sailors Gully is in the Greater Bendigo Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3556. Council-level context for Greater Bendigo LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Sailors Gully?
The current median house price in Sailors Gully, VIC is $469K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Sailors Gully?
The median weekly rent in Sailors Gully is $493/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Sailors Gully?
Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 5.5%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Sailors Gully a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Sailors Gully show: High Yield, Below Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Sailors Gully?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Sailors Gully data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.